Author's note: Hi, everyone! It's me again! I'm not going to say much since I'm kinda tired right now. Thanks so much for all the wonderful reviews! I'm really glad that you're all liking this since it's my first YGO fic and all. Enjoy the next chapter!
The Heart of Eternity by Shelly
CHAPTER FIVE
Shari rested in the hospital bed, her back propped up against a couple of soft pillows as the light from the small flourescent light above cast blue highlights in her hair. She fumbled with the breathing tube that tickled her nose and rubbed painfully against her ears, wishing she could take it off but it was there at the doctor's orders and she wasn't going to go against them. Now that all the excitement was over, she felt exhausted and looked forward to a good night's sleep, but as she heard the door to her room open she knew that that was the last thing she would be getting.
Looking over, she saw Joey coming into the room, and she sighed as she wondered what he wanted. He seemed a little embarrassed at being there, and she smiled as her way of telling him that it was all right. "Hi, Joey. What's up?" she asked.
He eased over to her bedside, his fingers playing nervously with the edges of her blanket. "Oh, nothin'. I was jus' wonderin' how you were feelin'. It's been a rough night and all."
"I'm fine, other than being tired," she replied.
He stopped playing with the blanket, his hands coming back to rest at his side. "Oh. Well, I guess I should go den, huh?" he asked. "I'm glad you're okay, Shari. An' I hope ya sleep well." He turned to go but stopped when he felt her hand take his once more, turning back to her in surprise. "Wha-?"
"I wanted to tell you thank you, Joey. For saving me and being my friend, even when I didn't want one. I guess I didn't realize what I was doing to myself, shutting my feelings from everyone and hiding behind walls. That's no way to live. But I still fear to become too close to anyone for fear of losing them. Death is one thing that I have been forced to face for so long, and it is one thing that is always certain in this life."
"I know it is, but ta live all ya life in fear of it is pointless," he argued. "What does ya life mean without friends ta share it with? Nothin', dat's what it means."
She gazed deeply into his brown eyes, feeling something deep inside her begin to uncoil from the knot of despair and sorrow she had lived in for all of her life. For the first time in her life she let down all her defenses and allowed him to see her for who she truly was, a teenager on the outside but underneath still a scared little girl.
He was amazed at the sudden change in her, and realized at how much work she had put into keeping up this facade she had lived behind all these years. Her vulnerability showed through her green eyes, eyes that suddenly sparkled with tears as quiet sobs racked her body. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he gathered her in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder, not caring that his shirt was becoming wet from her tears if it meant that she would pull through it all and come out a better person in the end.
He had to fight as well the tears that filled his eyes, and when he heard the door open, he quickly dashed them away when he saw Yugi come into the room, surprisingly followed by Yami. He wondered what Yami was doing here, but when he saw his eyes fall on Shari he knew that he was concerned for her as well. "'Ey, guys. What's up?"
Shari's tears had stopped by then, and she wiped at her eyes with her hands to dry her tears, a little embarrassed to be seen like this in front of them. "Hi, Yugi," she greeted him with a shaky smile, but when she saw Yami, her smile faded as she became aware that he actually existed outside of her dream.
Yami saw the haunted light in her eyes, and he wondered if she knew him. She had to if she was looking at him like she had seen a ghost.
He had not planned on coming in here to see her, but the same look in her eyes earlier had bothered him, and he wanted to know for sure if she knew him. "Shari," he said softly, her name carrying to her in his rich voice, which sent a shiver throughout her body.
Who was he that he would have this kind of effect on her? She was a little frightened by him as she didn't know him, but if he was here with Yugi then it was obvious they were friends and she was willing to meet him. "How do you know my name?" she asked.
Yugi sensed the tension in the room, and he quickly jumped in to try and ease things a bit. "This is my friend, Yami. I've spoken to him a little about you, if that's okay."
She turned her gaze to Yugi and smiled. "Of course it's okay. I don't mind. It's nice to meet you, Yami," she said, fixing her eyes back upon him. It was strange that he looked like an older version of Yugi, and she wondered if maybe they were related somewhere down the line.
Yami stepped to the end of her bed, his gaze wandering over her as it seemed that he should know her, but from where he wasn't sure. Was she a friend or foe? That was one of the things he planned to find out by revealing himself to her, that and if she did possess a Millennium Item as Yugi suspected. "And you as well," he replied. "I am glad to see that you are doing better."
She eyed him strangely. "You...were you there tonight? I thought I saw you..."
A smile appeared on his handsome face. "Yes, I was there."
Joey watched their interaction with more than a little nervousness. "Yeah, he was actually da one dat saved ya," he offered. "De only ting ya got from me was a knot on da head."
"So that was you!" she cried, her words softened by the amusement in her eyes.
"I'm surprised you're still alive after being hit by his hard head," Yugi teased. "Did the doctors by any chance say you had a concussion?"
"All right, enough wit' the funny talk," Joey replied, pretending to be offended.
She laughed quietly behind her hand, not wanting to make Joey suffer any longer. "I suppose I owe you a thank you, too, Yami. For saving my life."
"You're welcome," he replied. "I actually came here to see you as a result of a conversation you had with Yugi earlier today. He told me you were interested in his Millennium Puzzle and that something strange happened as a result. I wondered if maybe you carried an Item of your own?"
Swallowing deeply, she wondered if she should tell them, and became just as confused at her fear of telling them. It was just a necklace given to her by her grandmother. What possible harm could it do? "I do have a necklace that was given to me, but I'm not sure if it is what you are looking for. I will admit that after today it seems different than before."
Yami appeared interested. "Different? How so?" he asked as he walked over to the other side of her bed.
"I'm not sure, but I feel a strange sort of power coming from it now that I never did before. And the markings on it seem clearer. Here, maybe you might know what's going on with it," she said as she removed the necklace from underneath her gown and showed it to them. Everyone gathered around her with soft exclamations coming from them at its beauty. But then Yami took it within his hand, letting it rest on his palm as he felt it was tied to him somehow, but he didn't know how.
Suddenly it began to glow with an inner light, and it seemed to levitate slowly up from his hand to rest a little above Shari's heart. Her eyes wide in astonishment, she felt its power begin singing through her soul, and her eyes closed as the light enveloped her completely. She felt herself wandering, drowning in a maelstrom of memories and feelings that she couldn't make sense of. Then a hand grabbed her own, slowing her descent and bringing her back to where she needed to be, and when she opened her eyes it felt as if she was looking through someone else's eyes. There was a presence inside her that wasn't there before, one that was just as surprised as she was at the strange turn of events.
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Ooh, I wonder what happened? But of course you all know by now. But who is this mysterious spirit?
Thanks for reading! C-ya!
The Heart of Eternity by Shelly
CHAPTER FIVE
Shari rested in the hospital bed, her back propped up against a couple of soft pillows as the light from the small flourescent light above cast blue highlights in her hair. She fumbled with the breathing tube that tickled her nose and rubbed painfully against her ears, wishing she could take it off but it was there at the doctor's orders and she wasn't going to go against them. Now that all the excitement was over, she felt exhausted and looked forward to a good night's sleep, but as she heard the door to her room open she knew that that was the last thing she would be getting.
Looking over, she saw Joey coming into the room, and she sighed as she wondered what he wanted. He seemed a little embarrassed at being there, and she smiled as her way of telling him that it was all right. "Hi, Joey. What's up?" she asked.
He eased over to her bedside, his fingers playing nervously with the edges of her blanket. "Oh, nothin'. I was jus' wonderin' how you were feelin'. It's been a rough night and all."
"I'm fine, other than being tired," she replied.
He stopped playing with the blanket, his hands coming back to rest at his side. "Oh. Well, I guess I should go den, huh?" he asked. "I'm glad you're okay, Shari. An' I hope ya sleep well." He turned to go but stopped when he felt her hand take his once more, turning back to her in surprise. "Wha-?"
"I wanted to tell you thank you, Joey. For saving me and being my friend, even when I didn't want one. I guess I didn't realize what I was doing to myself, shutting my feelings from everyone and hiding behind walls. That's no way to live. But I still fear to become too close to anyone for fear of losing them. Death is one thing that I have been forced to face for so long, and it is one thing that is always certain in this life."
"I know it is, but ta live all ya life in fear of it is pointless," he argued. "What does ya life mean without friends ta share it with? Nothin', dat's what it means."
She gazed deeply into his brown eyes, feeling something deep inside her begin to uncoil from the knot of despair and sorrow she had lived in for all of her life. For the first time in her life she let down all her defenses and allowed him to see her for who she truly was, a teenager on the outside but underneath still a scared little girl.
He was amazed at the sudden change in her, and realized at how much work she had put into keeping up this facade she had lived behind all these years. Her vulnerability showed through her green eyes, eyes that suddenly sparkled with tears as quiet sobs racked her body. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he gathered her in his arms and let her cry on his shoulder, not caring that his shirt was becoming wet from her tears if it meant that she would pull through it all and come out a better person in the end.
He had to fight as well the tears that filled his eyes, and when he heard the door open, he quickly dashed them away when he saw Yugi come into the room, surprisingly followed by Yami. He wondered what Yami was doing here, but when he saw his eyes fall on Shari he knew that he was concerned for her as well. "'Ey, guys. What's up?"
Shari's tears had stopped by then, and she wiped at her eyes with her hands to dry her tears, a little embarrassed to be seen like this in front of them. "Hi, Yugi," she greeted him with a shaky smile, but when she saw Yami, her smile faded as she became aware that he actually existed outside of her dream.
Yami saw the haunted light in her eyes, and he wondered if she knew him. She had to if she was looking at him like she had seen a ghost.
He had not planned on coming in here to see her, but the same look in her eyes earlier had bothered him, and he wanted to know for sure if she knew him. "Shari," he said softly, her name carrying to her in his rich voice, which sent a shiver throughout her body.
Who was he that he would have this kind of effect on her? She was a little frightened by him as she didn't know him, but if he was here with Yugi then it was obvious they were friends and she was willing to meet him. "How do you know my name?" she asked.
Yugi sensed the tension in the room, and he quickly jumped in to try and ease things a bit. "This is my friend, Yami. I've spoken to him a little about you, if that's okay."
She turned her gaze to Yugi and smiled. "Of course it's okay. I don't mind. It's nice to meet you, Yami," she said, fixing her eyes back upon him. It was strange that he looked like an older version of Yugi, and she wondered if maybe they were related somewhere down the line.
Yami stepped to the end of her bed, his gaze wandering over her as it seemed that he should know her, but from where he wasn't sure. Was she a friend or foe? That was one of the things he planned to find out by revealing himself to her, that and if she did possess a Millennium Item as Yugi suspected. "And you as well," he replied. "I am glad to see that you are doing better."
She eyed him strangely. "You...were you there tonight? I thought I saw you..."
A smile appeared on his handsome face. "Yes, I was there."
Joey watched their interaction with more than a little nervousness. "Yeah, he was actually da one dat saved ya," he offered. "De only ting ya got from me was a knot on da head."
"So that was you!" she cried, her words softened by the amusement in her eyes.
"I'm surprised you're still alive after being hit by his hard head," Yugi teased. "Did the doctors by any chance say you had a concussion?"
"All right, enough wit' the funny talk," Joey replied, pretending to be offended.
She laughed quietly behind her hand, not wanting to make Joey suffer any longer. "I suppose I owe you a thank you, too, Yami. For saving my life."
"You're welcome," he replied. "I actually came here to see you as a result of a conversation you had with Yugi earlier today. He told me you were interested in his Millennium Puzzle and that something strange happened as a result. I wondered if maybe you carried an Item of your own?"
Swallowing deeply, she wondered if she should tell them, and became just as confused at her fear of telling them. It was just a necklace given to her by her grandmother. What possible harm could it do? "I do have a necklace that was given to me, but I'm not sure if it is what you are looking for. I will admit that after today it seems different than before."
Yami appeared interested. "Different? How so?" he asked as he walked over to the other side of her bed.
"I'm not sure, but I feel a strange sort of power coming from it now that I never did before. And the markings on it seem clearer. Here, maybe you might know what's going on with it," she said as she removed the necklace from underneath her gown and showed it to them. Everyone gathered around her with soft exclamations coming from them at its beauty. But then Yami took it within his hand, letting it rest on his palm as he felt it was tied to him somehow, but he didn't know how.
Suddenly it began to glow with an inner light, and it seemed to levitate slowly up from his hand to rest a little above Shari's heart. Her eyes wide in astonishment, she felt its power begin singing through her soul, and her eyes closed as the light enveloped her completely. She felt herself wandering, drowning in a maelstrom of memories and feelings that she couldn't make sense of. Then a hand grabbed her own, slowing her descent and bringing her back to where she needed to be, and when she opened her eyes it felt as if she was looking through someone else's eyes. There was a presence inside her that wasn't there before, one that was just as surprised as she was at the strange turn of events.
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Ooh, I wonder what happened? But of course you all know by now. But who is this mysterious spirit?
Thanks for reading! C-ya!